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Bill117th CongressFiled Jul 7, 2022Health
H.R. 8297

Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

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What it doesSummary passed house (Jul 15, 2022)

Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (Abortion services includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.)

Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against

  • health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents,
  • any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services,
  • any person who travels to another state to obtain such services,
  • any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
  • the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.

The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

What just happenedJul 18, 2022

Received in the Senate.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7](D-TX)Sponsor
182 cosponsors182 D
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  1. Jul 18, 2022IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. Jul 15, 2022FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Jul 15, 2022FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362). (text: CR H6647)

  4. Jul 15, 2022Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 205 (Roll no. 362).

  5. Jul 15, 2022FloorH36210

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 219 (Roll no. 361).

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  6. Jul 15, 2022FloorH30000

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6661-6663)

  7. Jul 15, 2022FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8297, the Chair put the question on the Johnson(LA) motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (LA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  8. Jul 15, 2022FloorH8A000

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  9. Jul 15, 2022FloorH36200

    Mr. Johnson (LA) moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H6659-6660)

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Jul 15, 2022FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  11. Jul 15, 2022FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8297.

  12. Jul 15, 2022FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  13. Jul 15, 2022FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H6647-6660)

  14. Jul 13, 2022FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  15. Jul 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  16. Jul 7, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  17. Jul 7, 2022IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseJul 15, 202253

Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (Abortion services includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.)

Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against

  • health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents,
  • any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services,
  • any person who travels to another state to obtain such services,
  • any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
  • the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.

The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

Introduced in HouseJul 7, 2022

Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. (Abortion services includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.)

Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against

  • health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents,
  • any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services,
  • any person who travels to another state to obtain such services,
  • any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or
  • the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies.

The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 — Informed